Why Mexico has become a major hub for the global drug trade | World News

[ad_1] Why Mexico has become a major hub for the global drug trade (Image Source – Canva) Mexico’s role in the global drug trade did not appear suddenly. It formed gradually, shaped by geography, foreign demand and long-standing policy choices. The country lies between major cocaine-producing nations in South America and the United States, one […]

EU ‘expects’ US to honour trade deal as Trump hikes tariffs

[ad_1] BRUSSELS: The European Commission called Sunday for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last year with the EU, as President Donald Trump announced new global tariff hikes a day after an adverse Supreme Court ruling.“A deal is a deal,” said a commission statement.“As the United States’ largest trading partner, […]

‘Trade deficits distinct from BOP deficits’: Gita Gopinath backs Neal Katyal on Trump’s 15% tariff move

[ad_1] Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath has backed Indian-American lawyer Neal Katyal in questioning US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 15 per cent global tariff.Responding to Katyal’s post on X, Gopinath supported his argument that trade deficits and balance-of-payments deficits are conceptually different, a distinction central to the legal debate over the […]

‘Trade deficits distinct from BOP deficits’: Gita Gopinath backs Neal Katyal on Trump’s 15% tariff move

[ad_1] Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath has backed Indian-American lawyer Neal Katyal in questioning US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 15 per cent global tariff.Responding to Katyal’s post on X, Gopinath supported his argument that trade deficits and balance-of-payments deficits are conceptually different, a distinction central to the legal debate over the […]

India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Sweden’s Deputy PM Ebba Busch endorses India’s AI leadership, says EU deal ‘more than trade’ | World News

[ad_1] Sweden’s Deputy PM Ebba Busch arrived in New Delhi with Swedish delegations for the AI Impact Summit/ Image: MEA Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch is in New Delhi today to attend the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, as India positions itself at the centre of global conversations on artificial intelligence. Busch, who also serves […]

USISPF Welcomes India-US Interim Trade Agreement

[ad_1] Washington, February 8: The America-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has welcomed the interim trade partnership established between India and the United States. The USISPF expressed its support for the executive order signed by President Donald Trump, which will eliminate an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods starting February 7, 2026. In a statement, the […]

Opening power, audience love and repeat value: Why Varun Dhawan checks every trade box : Bollywood News

[ad_1] For years, the industry conversation around Varun Dhawan has been about he being a bona fide mass entertainer. The trade has always seen him as an actor whose box office bankability, especially in terms of opening power, has remained largely intact across cycles. And with Border 2 delivering a thunderous theatrical bonanza at the […]

‘Excellent conversation’: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping discuss trade, Taiwan, Iran & Ukraine in ‘long and thorough’ phone call

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Picture credit: PTI) US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a wide-ranging telephone conversation on Wednesday, discussing issues spanning trade, security, Taiwan, Iran and the war in Ukraine, as Washington and Beijing seek to stabilise ties between the world’s two […]

“For the first time in its history”: UAE non-oil foreign trade crosses $1 trillion | World News

[ad_1] UAE non-oil trade crossed $1 trillion in 2025, achieving 95 percent of 2031 targets early/Image: X The United Arab Emirates has recorded a landmark year for non-oil trade, crossing the $1 trillion mark for the first time and reaching economic targets set for the next decade well before schedule. Reviewing the latest foreign trade […]

Who is Linwei Ding? Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing US AI trade secrets for China | World News

[ad_1] Linwei Ding, a former software engineer at Google, became the centre of a major US national security case after a federal jury convicted him of stealing highly sensitive artificial intelligence trade secrets. Prosecutors said Ding took confidential information about Google’s AI infrastructure while still employed at the company and sought to benefit China-linked firms. […]